Houston vs Texas State College Basketball Odds Prediction, Spread, Tip Off Time, Best Bets for December 21

The Houston Cougars (11-0) bring an 11-game win streak into a home matchup with the Texas State Bobcats (6-5), who have won three straight.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Houston vs. Texas State Game Info and Odds

• Game Day: Thursday, December 21, 2023
• Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Arena: Fertitta Center

Before placing a wager on Thursday's Houston-Texas State spread (Houston -27.5) or over/under (125.5 points), check out the betting trends and insights below.

Houston vs. Texas State: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Houston is 6-5-0 ATS this season.
• Texas State has covered five times in nine games with a spread this year.
• The Cougars owned a worse record against the spread at home (9-9-0) than they did on the road (7-4-0) last season.
• The Bobcats' winning percentage against the spread at home was .091 (1-10-0) last year. Away, it was .429 (6-8-0).

Houston vs. Texas State: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Houston has been named as the favorite eight times this year and has yet to lose any of those games.
• The Cougars have played as a favorite of -50000 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• Texas State has won two of the four games it was the moneyline underdog this season (50%).
• The Bobcats have not yet played as a moneyline underdog of +4000 or longer.
• Houston has an implied victory probability of 99.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Houston vs. Texas State Head-to-Head Comparison

• Houston is outscoring opponents by 24.6 points per game with a +271 scoring differential overall. It puts up 75.8 points per game (166th in college basketball) and allows 51.2 per outing (first in college basketball).
• LJ Cryer's team-leading 17.7 points per game ranks 95th in the country.
• Texas State's +50 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 4.5 points per game) is a result of putting up 73 points per game (233rd in college basketball) while giving up 68.5 per outing (125th in college basketball).
• Brandon Love's 12.2 points per game paces Texas State and ranks 619th in college basketball.
• The Cougars are 31st in the country at 41.5 rebounds per game. That's 9.5 more than the 32 their opponents average.
• J'wan Roberts' 7.6 rebounds per game lead the Cougars and rank 124th in college basketball play.
• The Bobcats pull down 35.5 rebounds per game (228th in college basketball) while conceding 33.4 per outing to opponents. They outrebound opponents by 2.1 boards per game.
• Josh O'Garro's 5.9 rebounds per game lead the Bobcats and rank 371st in the nation.
• Houston's 100.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 70th in college basketball, and the 68.1 points it allows per 100 possessions rank first in college basketball.
• The Bobcats average 99.9 points per 100 possessions on offense (90th in college basketball), and allow 93.7 points per 100 possessions (276th in college basketball).

Houston vs. Texas State Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Houston win (95.8%)

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